Title:
CURVING BODY MANIPULATOR AND CURVING BODY ROBOT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/153166
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A curving body manipulator according to the present invention has: a curving body that includes a curving section; a guide member; and a plurality of input parts connected to the curving section. Each among the plurality of input parts has: (i) a linear member that is connected to the curving section, extends along an extension direction, and is configured so as to cause the curving section to curve when movement has occurred along the extension direction; (ii) and a connecting member that has a force receiving part and a fixed part to which the linear member is fixed, is capable of moving along a movement direction, and is such that the force receiving part is disposed at a position further from the linear member than the fixed part in a direction orthogonal to the extension direction. When the force receiving part receives a force, the connecting member moves along the movement direction as a result of being guided by the guide member such that the linear member moves along the extension direction. The fixed part is disposed such that the linear member extends in a straight line between the curving body and the fixed part.
Inventors:
ARIMITSU YASUMICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2023/001643
Publication Date:
August 17, 2023
Filing Date:
January 20, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CANON KK (JP)
International Classes:
B25J18/06; A61B1/008
Foreign References:
| JP2007175502A | 2007-07-12 | |||
| JPH08243974A | 1996-09-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ABE Takuma et al. (JP)
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